Chongqing-Europe train is a milestone

A freight train loaded with 100 extra-large containers of electronic products, auto parts and general merchandise, departed from Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park on Thursday morning for Duisburg, Germany. It is the 10,000th freight train from Chongqing to carry goods on the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe International Railway.

"I am proud to witness and carry out the mission. The China-Europe freight trains have given us a global reputation," said the train's engineer, Wei Xingfeng, who has worked the line for four years.

In March 2011, the first freight train loaded with electronics made in Chongqing marked the official opening of the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe express line.

The more than 11,000-kilometer link begins in Chongqing, crosses the border at Alashankou, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. It then passes through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland before reaching Duisburg.